Table 6.

Time and Associated Costs Related to Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition and Renewal for a Hypothetical 5-Physician Practice within HealthTexas (Based on Survey Data Collected January to February 2016)

	Mean Hourly Wage ($)^*	N	Initial Recognition				Renewal
			Time Spent (hours)^{^†}		Associated Cost ($)^{^†}		Time Spent (hours)^{^†}		Associated Cost ($)^{^†}
			Individual	Total	Individual	Total	Individual	Total	Individual	Total
Physician	151.48	5	7.5	37.5	1,136	5,680	3.5	17.5	530	2,651
Practice administrator	48.54	1	23.0	23.0	1,117	1,117	11.0	11.0	534	534
Office manager	30.81	1	48.0	48.0	1,479	1,479	22.0	22.0	678	678
Medical assistant	18.24	7.5	17.5	131.3	319	2,394	8.0	60.0	146	1,094
Total costs	—	—	—	239.8	—	10,669	—	110.5	—	4,957

↵* The mean hourly wage included a fringe rate, to account for employee benefits, and was based on 2012 levels, as that was the year with the greatest patient-centered medical home transformation activity.
↵† Estimated based on the medians reported in Table 5.